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DENVER:“The Mile High City”

• Population of 600,158• Governor John Hickenlooper

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sLargest Cities and

Populations:

• Denver (600,158)• Colorado Springs (416,427)• Aurora (325,078)• Fort Collins (143,986)• Lakewood (142,980)

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• Interstate 25 runs North to South• Interstate 70 runs East to West

Colorado’s total miles of roadway

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National Parks

• The Great Sand Dunes National Park• The Rocky Mountain National Park• Mesa Verde National Park• Black Canyon of the Gunnison

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Also44 State Parks6 National Monuments11 National forest8 Wildlife Refuges

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• Purchased from France in 1803• Territory disputed by Spain then

Mexico• Mexico relinquished territory in

1848 by treaty• Statehood Date: August 1,1876• 1908 hosted Democratic Convention• 2009 population exceeds 5 million

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